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From: Comparison of antibiotic-impregnated bone cement coverage versus vacuum sealing drainage in semi-open bone grafting using for tibial fracture with infected bone and soft tissue defect: a retrospective analysis

Fig. 1

 A: a 48-year-old woman presented with open fracture in the right distal tibia and 6 × 5 cm skin loss.B: X-ray. C: emergency debridement and VSD drainage. D: removal of the infected fibula and surrounding soft tissue. E: filling of the osseous cavity with antibiotic-containing cement beads. F: postoperative X-ray. G: the wound after 2 weeks of treatment. H: fresh granulation tissue upon removal of the bone cement beads. I/J: autologous bone grafting using iliac bone, followed by coverage with bone cement sheet. K/L: granulation tissue over the bone graft upon removal of the bone cement sheet 2 and 3 weeks later, respectively. M: 2 months after skin grafting. N: X-ray at 3.5 months after the bone grafting

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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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